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Friday, September 19, 2014

Urban sketching my new city - Melbourne

I have been in Melbourne for two weeks, after moving from Sydney, and have found it easy to continue my normal sketching patterns. I carry my Moleskine Watercolour sketchbook and watercolour pencils with me everywhere. I have the opportunity to quickly capture my new daily life.

Corner of Collins and Elizabeth Streets . commuters on their way to work

At Flinders Street Station, looking at the timetables and platform notices

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Fitzroy Gardens

I am also using my lunchtime to sketch the buildings around me. I have been very fortunate with the weather.

Supreme Court Library dome

Supreme Court Library window

On the weekend

I have sketched with Urban Sketchers Melbourne twice. At the moment they are focusing on sketching in the inner city Council District of Booroondara, which includes a number of suburbs including Hawthorn, Kew, Canterbury. It is in preparation for a urban Sketches exhibition at Town Hall Gallery Hawthorn in November. If you are visiting Melbourne, drop by and visit it. So I am getting to explore parts of Melbourne as well as meet new urban sketchers. I already knew Evelyn, Kym, Angela and Jodi from previous visits and am happy to be able to sketch and chat with them on a regular basis now.

This Saturday's visit was to Maling Road, Canterbury. A charming shopping village with beautiful shops, cafes and the weather was perfect too.

Urban Sketchers is a network of artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel to. Our mission is to "Show the World, One Drawing at a Time." Visit our main blog at urban sketchers dot org for more information.
Sketchers in Australia share their drawings on this blog.

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Our Manifesto

1. We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
3. Our drawings are a record of time and place.
4. We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
5. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
6. We support each other and draw together.
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